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<p>The present paper is the first document on heavy metal levels in the European eel (<italic>Anguilla anguilla</italic>) collected from the Gediz Delta in the Eastern Aegean (Türkiye). In this study, concentrations of Cd, Cu, Zn and Pb were determined in the liver, gills, and muscle tissues of <italic>A. anguilla</italic> eels. Sixty dead eels were obtained between June 2015 and January 2016, and their total size and weight were measured. Heavy metal accumulation levels in edible muscle tissue of the eels were compared with national and international standards, and Estimated Weekly Intake (EWI), Target Hazard Quotient (THQ), and Total Target Hazard Quotient (Σ THQ) were calculated. It was determined that metal concentration levels in <italic>A. anguilla</italic> follow the sequence of Zn > Cu > Pb > Cd. Zn has the highest concentration in all sampling periods and in all tissue types. It was found that Σ THQ was below 1 and amounted to 0.41. This result shows that there is no carcinogenic risk associated with the consumption of <italic>A. anguilla</italic> in adults.</p>
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The present paper is the first document on heavy metal levels in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) collected from the Gediz Delta in the Eastern Aegean (Türkiye). In this study, concentrations of Cd, Cu, Zn and Pb were determined in the liver, gills, and muscle tissues of A. anguilla eels. Sixty dead eels were obtained between June 2015 and January 2016, and their total size and weight were measured. Heavy metal accumulation levels in edible muscle tissue of the eels were compared with national and international standards, and Estimated Weekly Intake (EWI), Target Hazard Quotient (THQ), and Total Target Hazard Quotient (Σ THQ) were calculated. It was determined that metal concentration levels in A. anguilla follow the sequence of Zn > Cu > Pb > Cd. Zn has the highest concentration in all sampling periods and in all tissue types. It was found that Σ THQ was below 1 and amounted to 0.41. This result shows that there is no carcinogenic risk associated with the consumption of A. anguilla in adults.

Heavy metal concentration and potential health risk assessment for the European eel (<italic>Anguilla anguilla</italic>, Linnaeus 1758) from the Gediz Delta (Eastern Aegean, Türkiye)

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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Heavy metal concentration and potential health risk assessment for the European eel (, Linnaeus 1758) from the Gediz Delta (Eastern Aegean, Türkiye)

The present paper is the first document on heavy metal levels in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) collected from the Gediz Delta in the Eastern Aegean...

Heavy metal concentration and potential health risk assessment for the European eel (Anguilla anguilla, Linnaeus 1758) from the Gediz Delta (Eastern Aegean, Türkiye)

Published Online: Jul 05, 2024

Page range: 144 - 152

Received: Jul 18, 2023

Accepted: Dec 07, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs-2024.2.05

Keywords
heavy metals, health risk assessment, Gediz River, Türkiye

© 2024 Elif Çağrı Taş et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Heavy metal concentration and potential health risk assessment for the European eel (Anguilla anguilla, Linnaeus 1758) from the Gediz Delta (Eastern Aegean, Türkiye)

Published Online: Jul 05, 2024

Page range: 144 - 152

Received: Jul 18, 2023

Accepted: Dec 07, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs-2024.2.05

Keywordsheavy metals, health risk assessment, Gediz River, Türkiye

© 2024 Elif Çağrı Taş et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
heavy metals, health risk assessment, Gediz River, Türkiye